Paper clip



Aug. 25; 1925.

, A. s. CAROUSSO PAPER CLIP Filed ec, 15. 1924 4 A .113 fifawa,

anon don Patented Aug. 25, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENTVOFQFICE.

ARISTIIDES GAROU'SSO', 0F FLlJ'SI-IING, NEW YORK.

PAPER CLIP.

Application filed December 15, 1924. Serial No. 756,107.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARIs'rrnns S. CARoUsso, a subject of the Greek Republic, residing at Flushing, in the county of Queens and State I rial and shaped to provide a plurality of spaced legs, the opposite ends of which are duplicates and arrangedso as to provide spaced entrances between the legs for receiving the paper.

With the above and other objectsin view, the invention further includes the following novel features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a clip constructed in accordance with the invention. I

Figure 2 is a plan view illustrating the clip in use.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the clip per se.

' Referring to the drawings in detail wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, the clip which is formed of a single length of wire comprises spaced parallel outer legs 10, the oppositeend of,

each of these legscarrying an eye 11 so as to provide a rounded extremity. The other ends of each of these legs are connected by means of loops 12 with inner parallel legs 13 which are relatively short. The legs 13 are spaced apart and are spaced from the legs 10 and the opposite ends of these inner legs are connected by means of loops-14 to the'opposite ends of an. intermediate leg 15 which is shorter in length than the legs 13.

Spaced outer and inner legs are thus provided which are so shaped as toprovlde entrances 16 at each end of the olip and upon opposite sides of the inner legs so that the opposite ends of the clip are-duplicatesr This permits of the use of either end of the clip, that is, either end oftheclip may be positioned over the edge of the-paper and thus obviate the necessity of turning the. clip in the event of inadvertently positioning-the wrong end. This is frequently neces V saryfwith the use of the type of clips now commonly sold.

The invention is susceptible of, various changes in its form, proportions andminor details of construction and the right is here in reserved to makesuch changes as properly fall within cl aim.

the scope of the' appended Having described the invention what is claimed is a a A paper clip formed of a single length of wire and comprising, spaced outer parallel legs, inner relatively short legs spaced inward and extending'from theopposite ends of the outer legsand a central intermediate leg located between'and spaced from and connected to the opposite ends of the inner legsand providing a plurality of spaced parallel legs having entrances at each end of the clip.

ARISTIDES s. CAROUSSO. 

